Presentation: PowerPoint
Problem 1
In this section, you will learn how to create a simple presentation in Power Point.
PowerPoint presentations work like slide shows. To convey a message or a story, you break it down into slides. Think of each slide as a blank canvas for the pictures and words that help you tell your story. Basic tasks for creating a PowerPoint presentation are very easy. Creating presentation we will focus on the followings:
- includes a title slide with a catchy title, your name and the name of the BA program
- all subsequent slides should include your name and the current date in a footer
- choose subdued background colours and fonts.
- Create a new Power Point presentation (‘Blank Presentation’). Save it as
social_psychology_01.pptx.
Download a zip file from here. The zip file contains the text of the presentation and the 3 required images. Unzip and open the file
text_form_slides.txtin a simple text editor (e.g. Notepad).From the
text_form_slides.txtfile, use a clipboard to copy the title and name from the ‘Title Slide’ part.
- Insert a new slide:
Home / New Slide / Two Content.
- From the
text_form_slides.txtfile, use a clipboard to copy the title and content from the ‘Slide 1:’ part. Modify the text (delete unnecessary characters), add bullets, and sub-bullets.
- Insert picture
pict_01.jpgfrom the unzipped folder.
- Insert a new slide:
Home / New Slide / Title and Content.
- From the
text_form_slides.txtfile, use a clipboard to copy the title and content from the ‘Slide 2:’ part. Modify the text (delete unnecessary characters), add bullets.
- Insert a new slide:
Home / New Slide / Two Content.
- From the
text_form_slides.txtfile, use a clipboard to copy the title and content from the ‘Slide 3:’ part. Modify the text (delete unnecessary characters), add bullets, and sub-bullets.
- Insert picture
pict_02.jpgfrom the unzipped folder.
- Insert a new slide:
Home / New Slide / Title and Content. From thetext_form_slides.txtfile, use a clipboard to copy the title from the ‘Slide 4:’ part.
- Insert picture
pict_03.pngfrom the unzipped folder.
- Insert a new slide:
Home / New Slide / Title and Content.
- From the
text_form_slides.txtfile, use a clipboard to copy the title and content from the ‘Slide 5:’ part. Modify the text (delete unnecessary characters), add bullets.
- Insert a new slide:
Home / New Slide / Section Header.
- From the
text_form_slides.txtfile, use a clipboard to copy the title and content from the ‘Slide 6:’ part.
- Add new footer to all slides. Select
Insert / Header & Footerbutton.
- Add text ‘James Bond, University of Debrecen, Psychology BA’ to the footer, and switch on ‘Slide number’ and ‘Do not show on title slide’ check boxes.
- Apply Restrospect Theme on presentation. Select
Design / Theme / Restrospectbutton.
- Save and send your
social_psychology_01.pptxto theabari.kurzus@gmail.com. The subject of this email isLab11 - Problem 1.
Problem 2
In this section, you will learn how to apply your presentation skills to produce a complete, publication-ready presentation.
Create a new Power Point presentation based on the downloadable PDF file. The content of the presentation should be the same as the PDF file and the look should be similar to the PDF file.
Save and send your
presentation_02.pptxto theabari.kurzus@gmail.com. The subject of this email isLab11 - Problem 2. The better the solution, the more badges you get (from four to zero).